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College pair make pads from banana stem

Students of Kabarak University Paul Ntikoisa (left) and Ivy Etemesi (right) displaying the dried banana fibre. PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH
 

Nakuru,  Kenya; Most homesteads boast of at least one banana tree. It is probably because of its fast growth and low maintenance that makes it so easy to grow.

But apart from the banana being a staple food, a spirited research by two Kabarak University students shows that the banana trunk can be used to make  sanitary pads.

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